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This bill appropriates funds for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Illinois Arts Council for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, totaling $25,906,800, with $24,511,800 from the General Revenue Fund, $70,000 from the Illinois Arts Council State Trust Fund, and $1,325,000 from federal sources. Specifically, it allocates $2,901,300 for operational expenses, $17,207,200 for grants and administrative expenses to enhance the cultural environment through support for arts organizations, individual artists, underserved communities, and arts education, and $2,899,800 for programs supporting visual arts, performing arts, languages, and related activities. Additionally, $1,250,000 is appropriated from the Illinois Arts Council Federal Grant Fund for grants and programs to enhance the cultural environment, and another $75,000 from the same fund for associated administrative costs. The bill also designates $1,657,800 from the General Revenue Fund for grants to public radio and television stations, $1,445,000 for a grant to the Illinois Humanities Council, $907,500 for grants to support arts programming in schools, and $393,000 for administrative costs, with the entire act taking effect on July 1, 2026.

https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=5654&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=114&GA=104